Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-01

message from the President in re-
Spouse to a resolution of the Senate, in
r~eferrance to the seizure and sale of
the American schooner Rebecca at
Tampico, and to the resignation OF the
late Minister of Mexico. Jackson, stat
ing that it is deemed compatible with
the peace interest not to communicate
the correspondence in neither case at
present. Brown submitted remarks
on the subject of the message. He
| stated the facts in connection with the
| seizure OF the Rebecca in '84.
In the House, Holman of Indiana,
| asked unanimous consent that the
| reading OF the Journal be dispensed
| with. but Brady of Virginia inter-
| posed objection. The Speaker laid be-
| fore the House a message from the
President, returning without his APP
prevail the bill for the erection of a
public building at Portsmouth, Ohio.
"A steamer and Two Lighters
Burned.
New York, Feb. 28.-Two lighters
| filed with cotton, and a steamer, the
"Lone STAR" of the Morgan Steam
| ship Line, were burned at the foot Of
| Charleston street, North River. The
| steamer and lighters were towed in
| mid stream to save the other shipping
near by. 1t is reported that n mar
| was burned to death on the steamer,
| and that several other sailors jumped
in the river to save themselves. The
"Lone Star" is the steamer which ran
into and sunk the British steamer
"Wells City" a few weeks ago. The
clone STAR was damaged about $780,
600, and was beached on the Jersey
shore. The loss on the pier was about
500 1908. There were about 4,00(
bales of cotton stored there, some o
which was saved. The loss on the
cotton was about $150,000.
An Unfortunate Town.
GALVESTON, Feb. ga special t.
the News from Indianola, Texas, says
The Southern Pacific Company il
about to remove its track from Indian
ola to Port Lavaco, a small village II
miles above on Matagorda Bay. Thi'
means the total abandonment o
Indianola on account of the disastrous
storms which have swept over the
town during the past II years. Dur
ing, that period 400 persons were
drowned, and enormous damage ha'
been done to property.
The storm at the East.
New YORK, Feb. 28.-Advices to thu
Associated Press indicate a storm o
unusual extent and severity. l
covers all New England, New Yorl
and Pennsylvania. From every direc
ton comes accounts showing that thu
snow is from six inches to a foot deep
and in many places drifting badly
The trains are detained or cancelled
Street traffic in the cities il difficult
and Geographic communication is al
most paialyzed.
A Bank burglary.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. ga special iron
Canton, Mo-, says that burglars en-
tered the bank at La Grange, Mo-, las
night, and blew open the safe, secur
ing all the valuables therein, amount
ing in all to $21 900, most of which
was in bonds and notes. Tile robber
escaped, leaving no clue as to thei
identity.
A Tender Of the Senat0rship.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 49,
Governor Wilson has rendered tn
United States Senatorship to ID. B
Lucas, Of Jefferson county, who wa
one OF the twelve Democratic kicker
in the recent Senatorial contest
Lucas has accepted the tender, ant
will receive his credentials shortly
after the 4th of March.
Killed by n Falling Roof.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 28.-This morn
ing the roof of the charging depart
ment in the Bessimer steel work
Of the Cleveland Rolling Mills Com
pany, fell in with a crash, and kille,
one man and injured eight others.